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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 9.

THURSDAY, 17TM SEPTEMBER, 1903.

PRESENTA

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, G.C.M.G.).

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops (Colone! LOUIS FAULKNER BROWN, R.E.).

the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

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the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N., I.S.O.).

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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM),

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the Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. JOHN MITFORD ATKINSON). Sir C, P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

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Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

WEI YUK,

CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

GERSHOM STEWART.

HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

NEW MEMBERS.-Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C., took the oath and his seat as an Unofficial Member of the Council, rice the Honourable ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN, on leave; and Colonel Louis FAULKNER BROWN, R.E.. also took the oath and his seat as the Senior Officer in Command of H. M.'s Regular Troops.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 10th August, 1903, were read and confirmed.

COMMITTEES.-His Excellency the Governor nominated the Honourable H. E. POLLOCK, K.C., to be a Member of the Law Committee, and the Honourable G. STEWART to be a Member of the Public Works Committee, wice the Honourable R. G. SHEWAN and C. S. SHARP, respectively, absent on leave.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 36 to 49), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

CINO. NO.

61TB GT HUS,

C.S.O. NO.

3489 of 1903.

C.8.0. No. 852 of 1903.

HENRY A. BLAKE,

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand three hundred and fifty Dollars ($1,350) in aid of the vote for Cemetery Incidental Expenses under Other Charges, Sanitary Department.

Government House, Hongkong, 8th August, 1903.

HENRY A BLAKE.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sun of Six thousand Dollars ($6,000) in aid of vote Public Works, Extraordinary, to meet the cost during the current year of the work of constructing a school at Yaumati for Chinese.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th August, 1903,

HENRY A. BLAKE.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand three hundred and twenty-eight Dollars ($2,328) in aid of the vote for Repairs to Epidemic Hulk Hygeia under Other Charges, Harbour Master's Department.

Government House, Hongkong, 8th August, 1903.

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